LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 3737, 24 March 1919, Page 2

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

NOT INCLUDED IN PEACE TREATY

BUT MAY BE AN APPENDIX

INTER EST IX JAPAN'S ATTITUDE

New York, March 18. The New York World's Washington correspondent states that official circles believe that, the League of Nations covenant "ill not be included in the preliminary pence terms with Germany. President Wilson's message I.) Mr Tumidly that the Plenary Council had decided that the eow'iiant will be part, of Ihe Peace Treaty is understood -lo mean that the eovenand will only be included in tho final treat v.

Buenos Ayres, March 1(3. The Foreign Minister has conferred with the Ministers of neutral countries. Subsequently it was stated that Argentina would accept the League of Nations in principle, but would suggest sonic changes in the present covenant. York. March 18. The New York Times Paris correspondent learns from a reliable bourcc that the covenant of the League of Nations will probably not be an integral part of the nreliininary Treaty of Peace, but will be attached to it as an appendix. It was indicated that the preliminary Treaty and League coveuiaut will b." read-,- for approval by the entire Peace Conference by March 29, and will be -submitted to Germany afterwards. . ... . . There is much comment m olhcial circles regarding Japan's attitude. Important quarters believe that Japan will not refuse to join the League, even if the provision for racial freedom is omitted from the covenant. A GERMAN VIEW. LEAGUE DEPENDS UPON FRIENDLY RELATIONS ' ■ ' New York, March 18. Interviewed at Berlin, Maximilian Harden said that the present German Government should, and would, be overthrown. The Kaiser could regain the throne if he were not a coward. The success of the League of Nations deponded upon close and friendly relations between Germany, Britain and tho United States.. RACIAL DISCRIMINATION. THE BRITISH ATTITUDE. JAPANESE WAIVE THE QUESTION. AND WILL JOIN THE LEAGUE. (United.Service Telegram.) (.Received March 24, 8.35 a.m.) Paris, March 18. An American correspondent asked Lord Robert Cecil whether tho Japanese plea for racial equality had been considered. ~ , Lord Robert Cecil replied: However, much one may sympathise with the principle of racial equality, one cannot insert any such principle in the League Covenant without mterferiu--*- with tho international affairs of countries affected." The principle lof non-imterference. he added, had 1 been carefully guarded throughout the Lague discussions. That will bo the "British Delegation's answer to Japan. A later message states that the Japanese delegation informed President Wilson and Premier Lloyd George that aJpan withdraws tho demand that the League of Nations guarantees the abolition of racial discriminations. The Japanese agree" to join the League of Nations, but reserve the right to bring up tho racial question at any tTirie.